By some strange way of nature, it has been incredibly hot and sunny in London as of late. So I have been traversing the city to the East Side and parking myself poolside at Shoreditch House, which is part of the the SoHo house chain of clubs and is by far my favorite of them all, New York's included. It takes up 6 floors of a converted warehouse in East London and has several restaurants, a Cowshed Spa, a hotel, and of course, a rooftop swimming pool. On the weekends, the pool is packed as drinks flow, music plays and poolside spa treatments are offered a la carte. Of course, I had to indulge in a little scalp massage while I laid poolside for the full Shoreditch experience! The club draws a cool crowd—stylish, diverse, artsy, and generally left-of-center, which for a New York City girl living in a reserved country like England, is definitely a breath of fresh air. There is even a sign behind the reception desk that says "NO SUITS" in a big red circle with a line through it.

Sometimes, a girl gets homesick living in a foreign land, but when I go to Shoreditch House I feel as though I am back home in the city. And that, as they say, is priceless.